North America Underground Gas Storage Industry to 2012 Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts of All Active and Planned Underground Gas Storage Sites in North America

• Publication date: January 2009

North America Underground Gas Storage Industry to 2012 Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts of All Active and Planned Underground Gas Storage Sites in North America Summary This profile is the essential source for top-level industry data and information relating to the UGS industry in North America. It provides asset level information relating to the gas storage sites. The profiles of the major companies operating...

North America Underground Gas Storage Industry to 2012 Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts of All Active and Planned Underground Gas Storage Sites in North America

Summary

This profile is the essential source for top-level industry data and information relating to the UGS industry in North America. It provides asset level information relating to the gas storage sites. The profiles of the major companies operating in the UGS sector are also included in the report. The latest news and deals pertaining to the sector are also provided and analyzed.

Scope

• Updated information relating to all active and planned underground gas storage (UGS) sites in North America
• Provides key capacity information for each UGS facility
• Details operators and equity partners of each site
• Includes information relating to the start date, location, injection and withdrawal rate
• Includes information relating to site start date, location and unit capacities
• Information on the top companies in the gas storage industry including business description, strategic analysis, and financial information.
• Product and brand updates, strategy changes, R&D projects, corporate expansions and contractions and regulatory changes.
• Key mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, private equity and venture capital investments, and IPOs.

Reasons to buy

• Obtain the most up to date information available on all active and planned gas storage sites in North America
• Identify growth segments and opportunities in the global underground gas storage industry
• Facilitate market analysis and forecasting of future industry trends.
• Facilitate decision making on the basis of latest capacity data
• Assess your competitor’s gas storage sites and their capacity
• Understand and respond to your competitors business structure, strategy and prospects.
• Develop strategies based on the latest operational, financial, and regulatory events.
• Do deals with an understanding of how competitors are financed, and the mergers and partnerships that have shaped the market.
• Identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the leading companies in North America.

Energy Industry in North America

List of Tables

1 Table Of Contents 2
1.2 List Of Tables 7
1.3 List of Figures 9
2 Introduction 10
2.1 What Is This Report About? 10
2.2 How to Use This Report 10
2.3 Market Definition 10
3 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry 11
3.1 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry, Key Data 11
3.2 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry: Key Trends, Drivers and Challenges 11
3.2.1 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry: Major Trends 11
3.2.2 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry: Key Drivers 12
3.2.3 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry: Major Challenges 12
3.3 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry, Storage Operations 13
3.3.1 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry, Total Storage Capacity 13
3.3.2 Underground Gas Storage Industry in North America, The United States 13
3.4 Underground Gas Storage Industry in North America, Canada 30
3.4.1 Canada, Underground Gas Storage Capacity 30
3.5 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry, Planned Storage Facilities 33
4 Profile of Knight Inc. 34
4.1 Knight Inc., Key Information 34
4.2 Knight Inc., Company Overview 34
4.3 Knight Inc., Business Description 34
4.3.1 Knight Inc., Business Description, Business Overview 34
4.3.2 Knight Inc., Business Description, CO2 – KMP 35
4.3.3 Knight Inc., Business Description, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America 36
4.3.4 Knight Inc., Business Description, Natural Gas Pipelines – KMP 37
4.3.5 Knight Inc., Business Description, Power 39
4.3.6 Knight Inc., Business Description, Products Pipelines – KMP 40
4.3.7 Knight Inc., Business Description, Terminals – KMP 42
4.3.8 Knight Inc., Business Description, Trans Mountain – KMP 42
4.3.9 Knight Inc., Business Description, Major Products and Services 43
4.4 Knight Inc., Value Chain Analysis 44
4.4.1 Knight Inc., Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 44
4.5 Knight Inc., SWOT Analysis 46
4.5.1 Knight Inc., SWOT Analysis, Overview 46
4.5.2 Knight Inc., SWOT Analysis, Strengths 46
4.5.3 Knight Inc., SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 47
4.5.4 Knight Inc., SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 48
4.5.5 Knight Inc., SWOT Analysis, Threats 49
4.6 Knight Inc., Revenue Analysis 50
4.6.1 Knight Inc., Revenue by Segment 50
4.6.2 Knight Inc., Revenue by Geography 51
4.7 Knight Inc., Financial and Operational Review 52
4.7.1 Financial Statements 52
4.7.2 Financial Ratios 53
5 Profile of Ameren Corporation 54
5.1 Ameren Corporation, Key Information 54
5.2 Ameren Corporation, Company Overview 54
5.3 Ameren Corporation, Business Description 54
5.3.1 Ameren Corporation, Business Description, Business Overview 54
6 Profile of Dominion Resources, Inc 57
6.1 Dominion Resources, Inc., Key Information 57
6.2 Dominion Resources, Inc., Company Overview 57
6.3 Dominion Resources, Inc., Business Description 57
6.3.1 Dominion Resources, Inc., Business Description, Business Overview 57
6.3.2 Dominion Resources, Inc., Business Description, Dominion Energy 58
6.3.3 Dominion Resources, Inc., Business Description, Dominion Generation 59
6.3.4 Dominion Resources, Inc., Business Description, Virginia Power (DVP) 61
6.3.5 Dominion Resources, Inc., Business Description, Major Products and Services 63
6.4 Dominion Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis 64
6.4.1 Dominion Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 64
6.4.2 Dominion Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 65
6.4.3 Dominion Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis, Power Generation 65
6.4.4 Dominion Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis, Distribution 66
6.5 Dominion Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis 67
6.5.1 Dominion Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, Overview 67
6.5.2 Dominion Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, Strengths 67
6.5.3 Dominion Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 68
6.5.4 Dominion Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 69
6.5.5 Dominion Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, Threats 70
6.6 Dominion Resources, Inc., Revenue Analysis 71
6.6.1 Dominion Resources, Inc., Revenue by Segment 71
6.7 Dominion Resources, Inc., Financial and Operational Review 72
6.7.1 Financial Statements 72
6.7.2 Financial Ratios 73
7 Profile of Equitable Resources, Inc. 74
7.1 Equitable Resources, Inc., Key Information 74
7.2 Equitable Resources, Inc., Company Overview 74
7.3 Equitable Resources, Inc., Business Description 74
7.3.1 Equitable Resources, Inc., Business Description, Business Overview 74
7.3.2 Equitable Resources, Inc., Business Description, Equitable Supply 74
7.3.3 Equitable Resources, Inc., Business Description, Equitable Utilities 76
7.4 Equitable Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis 78
7.4.1 Equitable Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 79
7.4.2 Equitable Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 79
7.5 Equitable Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis 80
7.5.1 Equitable Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, Overview 80
7.5.2 Equitable Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, Strengths 81
7.5.3 Equitable Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 82
7.5.4 Equitable Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 82
7.5.5 Equitable Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, Threats 83
7.6 Equitable Resources, Inc., Revenue Analysis 84
7.6.1 Equitable Resources, Inc., Revenue by Segment 84
7.7 Equitable Resources, Inc., Financial and Operational Review 85
7.7.1 Financial Statements 85
7.7.2 Financial Ratios 86
8 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry, Financial Deals Landscape 87
8.1 Detailed Deal Summary 87
8.1.1 Acquisition 87
8.1.2 Equity Offerings 92
8.1.3 Energy Transfer Partners Prices Public Offering Of Common Units 93
8.1.4 Boardwalk Prices Public Offering Of 10 Million Common Units 97
8.1.5 Debt Offerings 100
8.1.6 TransCanada Completes Debt Offering Of $816.93 Million 101
8.1.7 Northern Natural Gas Completes $200 Million Private Placement Of Senior Unsecured Notes 102
8.1.8 El Paso Prices Public Offering Of $600 Million 105
8.1.9 Asset Transactions 107
9 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry, Recent Developments 109
9.1 License Awards 109
9.1.1 Oct 16, 2008: MoBay's Petition To Establish Gas Storage Facility Receives Albama Grants 109
9.1.2 Jun 09, 2008: Steckman Ridge Receives FERC Approval For New Natural Gas Storage In Northeast US 110
9.2 Strategy and Business Expansion 111
9.2.1 Sep 08, 2008: National Fuel Announces Open Season For Appalachian Lateral 111
9.2.2 Sep 08, 2008: TransCanada And Canadian Utilities Signs Agreement To Provide Seamless Alberta Natural Gas Transmission Service 111
9.2.3 Aug 08, 2008: Tres Palacios Gets Permission From FERC To Begin Service At Texas Storage Facility 112
9.2.4 Jul 28, 2008: Tres Palacios Announces Storage Capacity Open Season 112
9.2.5 Jul 28, 2008: MGS Announces Non-binding Open Season For Gas Storage Capacity In Mississippi 113
9.3 Financial Announcements 113
9.3.1 Nov 10, 2008: Sempra Declares 3Q 2008 Results 113
9.3.2 Nov 06, 2008: Spectra Energy Reports 3Q 2008 Results 115
9.3.3 Nov 06, 2008: DCP Midstream Declares 3Q 2008 Results 118
9.3.4 Nov 06, 2008: SEP Declares 3Q 2008 Results 120
9.3.5 Nov 05, 2008: Integrys Reports 3Q 2008 Results 122
9.3.6 Nov 05, 2008: Black Hills Declares 3Q 2008 Results 125
9.3.7 Nov 04, 2008: PPL Reports 3Q 2008 Results 127
9.3.8 Nov 03, 2008: Nicor Reports 3Q 2008 Results 129
9.4 Other Significant Developments 132
9.4.1 Nov 05, 2008: Consumers Energy Appoints Vice President 132
9.4.2 Nov 04, 2008: Puget Completes Jackson Prairie Natural Gas Storage Expansion 133
9.4.3 Oct 31, 2008: Leaf River Receives FERC’s Certificate For Natural Gas Storage Facility 134
9.4.4 Oct 24, 2008: Eurogas Announces Appointment Of New Board Member And Officer Changes 135
9.4.5 Oct 20, 2008: ExxonMobil's $125 Billion Capex Plan Remains In Place Despite Oil Fall 135
9.4.6 Oct 17, 2008: SEP Announces Board Changes Of Its General Partner 136
10 Appendix 137
10.1 Methodology 137
10.1.1 Coverage 137
10.1.2 Secondary Research 138
10.1.3 Primary Research 138
10.1.4 Midstream Forecasts 139
10.1.5 Expert Panel Validation 139
10.2 Units Of Measure 139
10.3 Contact Us 139
10.4 About GlobalData 139
10.5 Disclaimer 140

List of Tables

1.1 List Of Tables
Table 1: North America, Underground Gas Storage Key Statistics, 2008 11
Table 2: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity Country-wise, 2008 13
Table 3: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 14
Table 4: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 15
Table 5: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 16
Table 6: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 17
Table 7: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 18
Table 8: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 19
Table 9: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 20
Table 10: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 21
Table 11: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 22
Table 12: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 23
Table 13: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 24
Table 14: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 25
Table 15: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 26
Table 16: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 27
Table 17: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 28
Table 18: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2008 (Contd.) 29
Table 19: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in Canada, 2008 30
Table 20: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity In Canada, 2008 (Contd..) 31
Table 21: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity In Canada, 2008 (Contd..) 32
Table 22: North America, Planned Underground Gas Storage Capacity (2008-2013) 33
Table 23: Knight Inc., Key Facts, 2007 34
Table 24: Knight Inc., SWOT Analysis, 2007 46
Table 25: Knight Inc., Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 51
Table 26: Knight Inc., Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 51
Table 27: Knight Inc., Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 52
Table 28: Knight Inc., Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 53
Table 29: Ameren Corporation, Key Facts, 2007 54
Table 30: Dominion Resources, Inc., Key Facts 57
Figure 2: Dominion Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis 64
Table 31: Dominion Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, 2007 67
Table 32: Dominion Resources, Inc., Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 71
Table 33: Dominion Resources, Inc., Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 72
Table 34: Dominion Resources, Inc., Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 73
Table 35: Equitable Resources, Inc., Key Facts 74
Table 36: Equitable Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis, 2007 81
Table 37: Equitable Resources, Inc., Revenue by Segment, USD Thousand, 2003-2007 84
Table 38: Equitable Resources, Inc., Financial Statements, USD Thousand, 2003-2007 85
Table 39: Equitable Resources, Inc., Financial Ratios, USD Thousand, 2003-2007 86
Table 40: UGI Utilities Acquires PPL Gas Utilities And Penn Fuel Propane From PPL Corporation 87
Table 41: Sempra Energy Acquires EnergySouth For $510 Million 88
Table 42: DCP Midstream Partners Acquires Michigan Pipeline 89
Table 43: EDF To Acquire Eagle Energy From Lehman Brothers 90
Table 44: Enstor To Acquire Caledonia Energy Partners From Tenaska Power Fund And Other Owners 91
Table 45: Boardwalk Pipeline Announces Private Placement Of $490 Million 92
Table 46: Energy Transfer Partners Prices Public Offering Of Common Units 93
Table 47: Atlas Pipeline Partners Completes Public Offering Of $217.61 Million 94
Table 48: Atlas Pipeline Partners Announces Private Placement Of $50 Million 96
Table 49: Boardwalk Prices Public Offering Of 10 Million Common Units 97
Table 50: AltaGas Completes Trust Unit Offering Of $112.81 Million 98
Table 51: TransCanada Completes Debt Offering Of $624.71 Million 100
Table 52: TransCanada Completes Debt Offering Of $816.93 Million 101
Table 53: Northern Natural Gas Completes $200 Million Private Placement Of Senior Unsecured Notes 102
Table 54: NGS Energy To Raise $310 Million In Debt Financing 103
Table 55: Targa Resources Prices Senior Unsecured Notes Offering Of $250 Million 104
Table 56: El Paso Prices Public Offering Of $600 Million 105
Table 57: Spectra Energy To Sell Nevis And Brazeau River Midstream Facilities To Keyera Facilities Income Fund 107
Table 58: Cardinal Gas Storage Partners Acquires Two Natural Gas Storage Development Projects In North Louisiana 108

List of Figures

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Knight Inc., Value Chain Analysis 44
Figure 2: Dominion Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis 64
Figure 3: Equitable Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis 78
Figure 4: GlobalData Methodology 137